Why Balanced Funds Are Holding More Cash
With the JSE’s All Share Index at new highs (closed on the 24th of June at 50 890) it is interesting to note that a number of balanced fund managers are holding a larger percentage of cash in their funds. Coronation, Allan Gray and PSG Fund Managers explain their rationale for this in a Moneyweb article. Click to read the article: “Why balanced funds are holding more cash”
IN THE NEWS: Foreign Capital Flows Back into SA
The rand has been on a roller-coaster ride, as has sentiment towards the JSE and other emerging-market stock exchanges. What is behind the volatility and what is the outlook? Moneyweb investigates. Click here to read the article.
A Brief Review of the First Quarter of 2014 and Events That Moved the South African Market
While we are constantly bombarded with news of crises in every corner of the world – from tensions in the Ukraine to missing planes – it is hard to keep track of which events are affecting us right down to the so-called bottom dollar.
To simplify matters, here is a brief look at some of the occurrences and currency shifts that have shaped the markets in a rather eventful (and as always, unpredictable) way in the first quarter of 2014:
Looking Ahead at Markets and Inflation
Following on from the “8 Curiously Common Mistakes That Investors Make” article and how it is often human nature to expect investment returns to only go up after a period of good returns, it is worth noting that a generally held view amongst asset managers is that we are going into a lower-return, higher inflation world. The point is it would be prudent to lower our expectations going forward.
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